The Chand Baori stepwell in Abhaneri features how many storeys?

Explanation

Chand Baori at Abhaneri is counted as a 13-storey stepwell, which is why option D is the only correct choice. Chand Baori describes the structure as about 64 feet deep, with 13 floors, and also notes its roughly 3,500 narrow steps arranged in perfect symmetry. The storeys are part of a deep, geometrically ordered baori, not a loose estimate of stair flights. The steps descend about 20 m to the bottom, reinforcing that the question is testing the architectural scale of the monument.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Nine understates the documented height, because Chand Baori has 13 floors.
• (B) Ten does not match the documented count of 13 storeys or floors.
• (C) Fifteen overstates the count, as Chand Baori is a deep baori of about 64 feet with 13 floors, not 15.

Concept

This tests Rajasthan History, Art & Culture through a distinctive architectural feature of a major baori. Such fixed monument features recur in RAS because they let the exam check precise recognition rather than a broad description.

Source

• Chand Baori

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